Around the Majors: Mets-Dodgers trade
Today in Hardball Times–
Pictures of Batted Balls
by Dave Studeman
Well, maybe not pictures. More like graphs. Really pretty graphs. With a surprising finding at the end.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/daily/article/pictures-of-batted-balls/
Business of Baseball Report
by Brian Borawski
Bob DuPuy’s tantrum and stadium resolutions
http://www.hardballtimes.com/daily/article/business-of-baseball-report31/
1) The Mets traded Ps Jae Seo and Tim Hamulack to the Dodgers for Ps Duaner Sanchez and Steve Schmoll.
SEO YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 26 9 3.82 32 31 188.1 110 5.26 11.71 9 12 0 11 10 Mets 2004 27 -8 4.90 24 21 117.2 54 4.13 14.15 5 10 0 7 8 Mets 2005 28 16 2.59 14 14 90.1 59 5.88 10.06 8 2 0 7 3 Mets CAREER 17 3.85 71 66 397.1 224 5.07 12.03 22 24 0 25 21 LG AVG 0 4.28 397.1 294 6.66 12.80 22 22 HAMULACK YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 28 -5 23.14 6 0 2.1 2 7.71 30.86 0 0 0 0 0 Mets CAREER -5 23.14 6 0 2.1 2 7.71 30.86 0 0 0 0 0 LG AVG 0 4.23 2.1 2 6.57 12.76 0 0 SANCHEZ YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 23 -8 16.50 6 0 6 3 4.50 27.00 1 0 0 0 1 Pirates 2004 24 7 3.38 67 0 80 44 4.95 12.83 3 1 0 2 2 Dodgers 2005 25 3 3.73 79 0 82 71 7.79 12.51 4 7 8 6 5 Dodgers CAREER -1 4.19 161 0 174 124 6.41 13.40 8 8 8 8 8 LG AVG 0 4.27 174 129 6.66 12.79 10 10 SCHMOLL YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 25 -5 5.01 48 0 46.2 29 5.59 13.89 2 2 3 2 2 Dodgers CAREER -5 5.01 48 0 46.2 29 5.59 13.89 2 2 3 2 2 LG AVG 0 4.23 46.2 34 6.57 12.76 3 3
2) Cubs P Mark Prior exercised his right to void the final year of his contract. Prior’s contract allowed him to void the deal after 2004 or 2005 if he had enough service time to be eligible for arbitration. He had just missed that status last year.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 22 42 2.43 30 30 211.1 245 10.43 10.31 18 6 0 18 6 Cubs 2004 23 7 4.02 21 21 118.2 139 10.54 12.36 6 4 0 6 4 Cubs 2005 24 11 3.67 27 27 166.2 188 10.15 11.12 11 7 0 10 8 Cubs CAREER 69 3.24 97 97 613.1 719 10.55 11.06 41 23 0 41 23 LG AVG 0 4.24 613.1 454 6.67 12.77 34 34
3) The Brewers re-signed P Dan Kolb to a 1 year, $2 million contract, to avoid salary arbitration.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 28 11 1.96 37 0 41.1 39 8.49 11.76 1 2 21 2 1 Brewers 2004 29 9 2.98 64 0 57.1 21 3.30 10.67 0 4 39 3 1 Brewers 2005 30 -10 5.93 65 0 57.2 39 6.09 16.86 3 8 11 4 7 Braves CAREER 9 4.21 234 0 235.1 149 5.70 13.81 9 21 72 16 14 LG AVG 0 4.40 235.1 171 6.53 12.94 13 13
4) The Pirates signed free agent OF Jeromy Burnitz to a 1 year, $6.7 million contract, with a mutual option for 2007.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 34 0 .299 .487 .786 .503 4.98 .239 31 77 5 126 Mets/Dodgers 2004 35 12 .356 .559 .916 .553 7.10 .283 37 110 5 150 Rockies 2005 36 -6 .322 .435 .757 .468 4.76 .258 24 87 5 160 Cubs CAR 92 .348 .485 .832 .544 5.88 .255 299 932 73 1583 LG AVG 0 .342 .433 .775 .500 5.23 .270 176 734 101 POS AVG 116 .356 .471 .827 .556 5.98 .278 230 857 113
5) The Padres signed free agent P Shawn Estes to a 1 year contract.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 30 -26 5.73 29 28 152.1 103 6.09 15.72 8 11 0 7 12 Cubs 2004 31 -15 5.84 34 34 202 117 5.21 15.10 15 8 0 10 13 Rockies 2005 32 -5 4.80 21 21 123.2 63 4.58 13.17 7 8 0 7 8 Diamondbacks CAREER -82 4.71 273 272 1628.2 1187 6.56 14.06 99 89 0 87 101 LG AVG 0 4.33 1628.2 1224 6.76 12.89 91 91
6) The Mets signed free agent 2B Bret Boone to a minor league contract, with an invitation to spring training.
From 2001-03, Boone had one of the biggest fluke periods in history. Over those 3 years, he had 108 RCAA. Over the rest of his career, he’s had -124.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 34 38 .366 .535 .902 .662 7.05 .294 35 117 16 159 Mariners 2004 35 -7 .317 .423 .740 .460 4.34 .251 24 83 10 148 Mariners 2005 36 -17 .290 .350 .639 .319 3.20 .221 7 37 4 88 Mariners/Twins CAR -16 .325 .442 .767 .488 4.85 .266 252 1021 94 1780 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.11 .270 212 911 137 POS AVG -88 .334 .396 .730 .454 4.69 .269 136 737 194
7) The Pirates designated INF J.J. Furmaniak for assignment and signed P Brandon Duckworth to a minor league contract.
FURMANIAK YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 25 -1 .300 .308 .608 .372 3.86 .192 0 1 0 13 Pirates CAR -1 .300 .308 .608 .372 3.86 .192 0 1 0 13 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.07 .268 1 3 0 POS AVG 0 .339 .408 .747 .480 4.90 .272 1 3 1 DUCKWORTH YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 27 -9 4.94 24 18 93 68 6.58 14.71 4 7 0 5 6 Phillies 2004 28 -11 6.86 19 6 39.1 23 5.26 15.56 1 2 0 1 2 Astros 2005 29 -13 11.02 7 2 16.1 10 5.51 19.84 0 1 0 0 1 Astros CAREER -57 5.34 91 66 380.2 308 7.28 13.97 16 21 0 15 22 LG AVG 0 4.23 380.2 286 6.77 12.73 21 21
8) The Marlins signed P Kerry Ligtenberg to a minor league contract, with an invitation to spring training, and designated SS Josh Wilson and C John Baker for assignment.
LIGTENBERG YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 32 6 3.34 68 0 59.1 47 7.13 11.53 4 2 1 4 2 Orioles 2004 33 -9 6.38 57 0 55 49 8.02 16.36 1 6 3 3 4 Blue Jays 2005 34 -10 13.97 7 0 9.2 5 4.66 18.62 0 0 0 0 0 Diamondbacks CAREER 25 3.82 386 0 390.2 357 8.22 11.96 17 20 48 23 14 LG AVG 0 4.39 390.2 289 6.66 12.88 22 22 WILSON YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 24 -2 .182 .200 .382 .000 0.00 .100 0 0 0 11 Marlins CAR -2 .182 .200 .382 .000 0.00 .100 0 0 0 11 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.07 .268 0 1 0 POS AVG 0 .319 .389 .708 .420 4.29 .268 0 1 0
9) The White Sox re-signed utilityman Rob Mackowiak to a 2year, $5.3 million contract, with an option for 2008.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 4 .342 .443 .784 .567 5.91 .270 6 19 6 77 Pirates 2004 28 -2 .319 .420 .739 .489 4.91 .246 17 75 13 155 Pirates 2005 29 -6 .337 .389 .726 .459 4.69 .272 9 58 8 142 Pirates CAR -11 .328 .414 .742 .480 4.95 .258 52 221 40 593 LG AVG 0 .340 .431 .771 .500 5.15 .268 55 225 29 POS AVG 23 .348 .454 .802 .538 5.61 .270 68 254 28
10) The Orioles signed free agent 1B-LF Jeff Conine to a 1 year, $1.7 million contract, with a mutual option for 2007.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 37 11 .338 .459 .797 .558 5.41 .282 20 95 5 149 Orioles/Marlins 2004 38 -2 .340 .432 .772 .490 4.89 .280 14 83 5 140 Marlins 2005 39 5 .374 .403 .777 .549 5.34 .304 3 33 2 131 Marlins CAR 89 .350 .449 .798 .540 5.49 .288 198 968 47 1781 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.10 .270 188 812 123 POS AVG 120 .354 .461 .814 .553 5.80 .275 246 943 104
11) The Tigers signed INF Ramon Santiago to a minor league contract.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 23 -27 .292 .284 .576 .275 2.79 .225 2 29 10 141 Tigers 2004 24 -4 .256 .205 .461 .114 1.54 .179 0 2 0 19 Mariners 2005 25 0 .417 .125 .542 .340 3.38 .125 0 0 0 8 Mariners CAR -37 .297 .303 .600 .307 3.01 .227 6 51 18 233 LG AVG 0 .333 .428 .761 .500 4.99 .267 25 104 13 POS AVG -5 .328 .414 .741 .480 4.77 .268 21 95 16
12) Today’s birthdays–
EARL BATTEY, 1935-2003 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1963 28 25 .369 .476 .845 .643 6.05 .285 26 84 0 147 Twins 1965 30 17 .375 .409 .783 .636 5.79 .297 6 60 0 131 Twins CAR 13 .349 .409 .757 .506 4.79 .270 104 449 13 1141 LG AVG 0 .328 .397 .726 .500 4.51 .258 101 431 41 POS AVG -57 .316 .375 .691 .434 3.96 .248 93 428 11 BOB CARUTHERS, 1864-1911 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1886 22 62 .448 .527 .974 .838 12.94 .334 4 0 26 87 Cardinals 1887 23 62 .463 .547 1.010 .767 14.33 .357 8 0 49 98 Cardinals 1892 28 28 .386 .357 .742 .648 7.29 .277 3 69 24 143 Cardinals CAR 181 .391 .400 .790 .668 8.53 .282 29 213 152 705 LG AVG 0 .322 .345 .667 .500 5.94 .257 15 183 142 POS AVG -66 .301 .309 .610 .423 5.00 .235 11 151 112 BOB CARUTHERS YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1885 21 41 2.07 53 53 482.1 190 3.55 9.44 40 13 0 34 19 Cardinals 1886 22 41 2.32 44 43 387.1 166 3.86 9.67 30 14 0 31 13 Cardinals 1887 23 45 3.30 39 39 341 74 1.95 10.93 29 9 0 24 14 Cardinals CAREER 179 2.83 340 310 2828.2 900 2.86 10.56 218 99 3 190 127 LG AVG 0 3.51 2828.2 1172 3.73 12.13 158 158 BILL DAHLEN, 1870-1950 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1892 22 41 .347 .422 .769 .688 7.64 .291 5 58 60 143 Cubs 1894 24 42 .444 .566 1.010 .648 12.18 .357 15 107 42 121 Cubs 1896 26 50 .438 .553 .990 .694 11.21 .352 9 74 51 125 Cubs CAR 186 .358 .382 .739 .559 6.31 .272 84 1233 547 2443 LG AVG 0 .339 .360 .699 .500 5.45 .274 54 1102 418 POS AVG -108 .326 .348 .673 .470 5.04 .264 50 1116 431 JEFF FASSERO, AGE: 43 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 40 -13 5.68 62 6 77.2 55 6.37 14.95 1 7 3 3 5 Cardinals 2004 41 -4 5.46 41 12 112 60 4.82 14.79 3 8 0 5 6 Rockies/Diamondbacks 2005 42 1 4.05 48 6 91 60 5.93 12.16 4 7 0 6 5 Giants CAREER 75 4.08 710 241 2018.2 1636 7.29 12.54 120 123 25 131 112 LG AVG 0 4.35 2018.2 1445 6.44 12.91 113 113 ART FLETCHER, 1885-1950 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1915 30 -10 .280 .326 .606 .421 2.75 .254 3 74 12 149 Giants 1922 37 -21 .325 .409 .734 .352 4.66 .280 7 53 3 110 Phillies CAR -11 .319 .365 .684 .496 4.18 .277 32 675 159 1533 LG AVG 0 .329 .357 .686 .500 4.25 .267 37 565 184 POS AVG -83 .315 .334 .649 .446 3.75 .258 22 495 172 JIM GANTNER, AGE: 53 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1985 32 -27 .300 .327 .627 .304 3.11 .254 5 44 11 143 Brewers 1986 33 -13 .313 .370 .684 .398 3.84 .274 7 38 13 139 Brewers 1991 38 -14 .320 .361 .681 .398 3.78 .283 2 47 4 140 Brewers CAR -103 .319 .351 .671 .431 3.80 .274 47 568 137 1801 LG AVG 0 .328 .397 .724 .500 4.47 .262 156 755 119 POS AVG -63 .326 .366 .692 .457 4.13 .262 95 617 147 CHARLIE HOUGH, AGE: 58 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1983 35 25 3.18 34 33 252 152 5.43 11.32 15 13 0 17 11 Rangers 1985 37 36 3.31 34 34 250.1 141 5.07 10.35 14 16 0 19 11 Rangers 1987 39 28 3.79 40 40 285.1 223 7.03 12.02 18 13 0 18 13 Rangers CAREER 104 3.75 858 440 3801.1 2362 5.59 12.13 216 216 61 232 200 LG AVG 0 3.99 3801.1 2278 5.39 12.48 212 212 DANNY JACKSON, AGE: 44 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1989 27 -25 5.60 20 20 115.2 70 5.45 14.01 6 11 0 5 12 Reds 1991 29 -22 6.75 17 14 70.2 31 3.95 17.58 1 5 0 2 4 Cubs 1997 35 -28 7.58 17 13 67.2 32 4.26 17.42 2 9 0 3 8 Cardinals/Padres CAREER -3 4.01 353 324 2072.2 1225 5.32 12.92 112 131 1 123 120 LG AVG 0 3.96 2072.2 1354 5.88 12.32 116 116 JACK KRAMER, 1918-95 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1939 21 -22 5.82 40 31 212 68 2.89 16.94 9 16 0 11 14 Browns 1940 22 -10 6.23 16 9 65 12 1.66 15.51 3 7 0 4 6 Browns 1947 29 -24 4.97 33 28 199 77 3.48 13.43 11 16 1 11 16 Browns 1951 33 -10 5.67 23 4 46 17 3.33 15.85 1 3 0 2 2 Giants/Yankees CAREER -37 4.24 322 215 1639 613 3.37 13.47 95 103 7 99 99 LG AVG 0 3.90 1639 670 3.68 12.96 91 91 MARK REDMAN, AGE: 32 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 29 9 3.59 29 29 190.2 151 7.13 11.23 14 9 0 13 10 Marlins 2004 30 -1 4.71 32 32 191 102 4.81 13.76 11 12 0 11 12 A's 2005 31 -12 4.90 30 30 178.1 101 5.10 12.41 5 15 0 9 11 Pirates CAREER -1 4.47 169 157 985 624 5.70 12.58 53 66 0 60 59 LG AVG 0 4.50 985 705 6.44 13.03 55 55 LUKE SEWELL, 1901-87 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1926 25 -28 .302 .293 .596 .281 3.04 .238 0 46 9 126 Indians 1929 28 -35 .287 .298 .585 .224 2.77 .236 1 39 6 124 Indians 1936 35 -24 .332 .350 .682 .347 4.40 .251 5 73 11 128 White Sox CAR -285 .323 .341 .665 .335 3.91 .259 20 696 65 1630 LG AVG 0 .361 .418 .779 .500 5.59 .290 85 789 87 POS AVG -132 .348 .371 .719 .428 4.80 .272 58 728 45 RIGGS STEPHENSON, 1898-1985 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1927 29 44 .415 .491 .906 .698 7.84 .344 7 82 8 152 Cubs 1928 30 36 .407 .477 .883 .692 7.49 .324 8 90 8 137 Cubs 1929 31 51 .445 .562 1.006 .721 9.96 .362 17 110 10 136 Cubs CAR 261 .407 .473 .880 .654 7.47 .336 63 773 54 1310 LG AVG 0 .353 .413 .766 .500 5.30 .292 60 551 62 POS AVG 37 .360 .427 .787 .525 5.62 .299 65 577 66 MILT THOMPSON, AGE: 47 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1990 31 -18 .292 .328 .620 .346 3.53 .218 6 30 25 135 Cardinals 1996 37 -10 .192 .136 .328 .039 0.89 .106 0 3 1 62 Dodgers/Rockies CAR -10 .335 .372 .708 .486 4.60 .274 47 357 214 1359 LG AVG 0 .330 .398 .728 .500 4.60 .263 91 444 99 POS AVG 31 .334 .411 .745 .521 4.90 .267 99 457 155
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